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− | + | <let name=data index=Date>2008-07-05</let> | |
− | + | <let name=data index=Topics>\2008 sacred wafer scandal\Webster Cook\University of Central Florida\separation of church and state</let> | |
− | + | <let name=data index=Source>WFTV</let> | |
− | + | <let name=data index=URL>http://www.wftv.com/news/16798008/detail.html</let> | |
− | {{ | + | <let name=data index=Title>'Body Of Christ' Snatched From Church, Held Hostage By UCF Student</let> |
− | </noinclude> | + | <let name=data index=TextShort>“A [[University of Central Florida]] student, upset [that] [[religious]] groups hold church services on public campuses” thereby violating [[separation of church and state]], “is holding hostage [[Eucharist wafer|the Eucharist]], an object so [[sacred]] to [[Catholic]]s [that] they call it the Body of Christ.”</let> |
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+ | <blockquote> | ||
+ | <p>A [[University of Central Florida]] student, upset [that] [[religious]] groups hold church services on public campuses</p></blockquote> | ||
+ | ...thereby violating [[separation of church and state]]... | ||
+ | <blockquote> | ||
+ | <p>is holding hostage [[Eucharist wafer|the Eucharist]], an object so [[sacred]] to [[Catholic]]s [that] they call it the Body of Christ.</p> | ||
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+ | <p>[[Webster Cook|Cook]] claims he planned to consume it, but first wanted to show it to a fellow student senator he brought to Mass who was curious about the Catholic faith.</p> | ||
+ | </blockquote> | ||
+ | They act like Cook has stolen a singular object of value, but the wafer is mass-produced at a cost of about 1.2 cents per cracker; dozens to hundreds (one per participating parishioner) are eaten at each Eucharist service. | ||
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+ | Thus began the [[2008 sacred wafer scandal]].</let> | ||
+ | </hide><if not flag=including><let name=docat val=1 /><noinclude>{{:project:code/show/link}}</noinclude></if> |